Is Gaddafi About To Use Chemical Weapons?

Is Gaddafi About To Use Chemical Weapons Against The Rebels? -- The Telegraph

Reports from US defence officials that forces loyal to Libyan dictator Colonel Muammar Gaddafi have fired their first Scud missile against rebel forces will inevitably raise concerns that Gaddafi is preparing to use chemical weapons in a last-ditch effort to save his regime.

We know from high-ranking Libyan defectors that Gaddafi still possesses a quarter of the stockpile of chemical weapons – mainly mustard gas – that he accumulated during the 1990s. US intelligence officials estimate Gaddafi has around ten tons of mustard gas remaining, and one possible way for his forces to fire chemical weapons at rebel forces would be to fit them to the warhead of his stockpile of around 200 Scud missiles.

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My Comment: Who is he to say that he will target the rebels .... if Gaddafi is boxed in, he may end up targeting southern Europe (i.e. Sicily). Fortunately, these rockets are limited by range and accuracy, and are also easy to spot by drones and war planes.